--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Over time it just got more and more…" description: "\"Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the film [Dream of Life], I thought, man, ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/steven-sebring-14700_bedroom_over-time-it-just-got-more-and-more-inte_3200079.jpg" --- # Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the… ![“Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the film [Dream of Life], I thought, man, I need to make sense of all the footage I have; I need to ground the film. And one day I was hanging out in Patti's [Smith] bedroom, which is where…” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/steven-sebring-14700_bedroom_over-time-it-just-got-more-and-more-inte_3200079.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/steven-sebring-14700_bedroom_over-time-it-just-got-more-and-more-inte_3200079.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/steven-sebring-14700_bedroom_over-time-it-just-got-more-and-more-inte_3200079.jpg) > “Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the film \[Dream of Life\], I thought, man, I need to make sense of all the footage I have; I need to ground the film. And one day I was hanging out in Patti's \[Smith\] bedroom, which is where Patti works, and in the corner of her bedroom is this great chair, and that's when she began showing her personal things to me. The camera was there, and we realized that we were really making the movie and making sense of the footage in the movie.” [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Trust deepens as collaborators share personal spaces, turning footage into a cohesive story. **In simple terms:** Sharing personal moments builds trust and clarity in filmmaking. Key Takeaway Invite openness to strengthen collaboration. Themes trust collaboration creativity Mood reflective intimate Type insightful inspirational When to use this quote - documentary making - team building - creative workshops Key Concepts storytelling personal space film editing Questions to Reflect On - What personal details can enhance a project without compromising privacy? - How do you balance intimacy and objectivity? 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And… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/the-film-dream-of-life-came-together-when-we-started-editing-it-was/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I think those moments in Patti's \[Smith\] bedroom really helped the film \[Dream of Life\] out, and those moments existed because of the trust… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-think-those-moments-in-patti-s-smith-bedroom-really-helped-the-film/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ There are a lot of layers in the film \[Dream of Life\]. And during editing we would try to tame all the layers, try… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/there-are-a-lot-of-layers-in-the-film-dream-of-life-and-during/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ The editing process was a free-for-all, and since I hadn't gone to film \[Dream of Life\] school or anything like that, I just said,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/the-editing-process-was-a-free-for-all-and-since-i-hadn-t-gone-to/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ Ultimately, the film \[Dream of Life\] is inspirational. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/ultimately-the-film-dream-of-life-is-inspirational/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ For me to see the film \[Dream of Life\] on a big screen - it's pretty extraordinary. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/for-me-to-see-the-film-dream-of-life-on-a-big-screen-it-s-pretty/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [YouTube is found footage. It's here to stay, and people will always come up with new concepts that will make sense for found footage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-blum/youtube-is-found-footage-it-s-here-to-stay-and-people-will-always/) [Jason Blum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-blum/) > [ I think the film \[Dream of Life\] is life-affirming. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-think-the-film-dream-of-life-is-life-affirming/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ Those were the things on my mind \[stay healthy, take care of my kids and reestablish a relationship with the people\], not career, money,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/those-were-the-things-on-my-mind-stay-healthy-take-care-of-my-kids/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ It's Steven's \[Sebring\] view of what he saw in traveling and working with me. But on another scale, I think the film \[Dream of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/it-s-steven-s-sebring-view-of-what-he-saw-in-traveling-and-working/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ The film \[Dream of Life\] looks at a time in my life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/the-film-dream-of-life-looks-at-a-time-in-my-life/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ The film \[Dream of Life\], in the end, is life-affirming, and I think it's always useful for people to be reminded that no matter… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/the-film-dream-of-life-in-the-end-is-life-affirming-and-i-think-it-s/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ The film \[Dream of Life\] is not really an amateur work, despite the fact that none of us have ever done anything like this… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/the-film-dream-of-life-is-not-really-an-amateur-work-despite-the-fact/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ The film \[Dream of Life\] is the way it is because it was the rhythm of my life, and also because the director and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/the-film-dream-of-life-is-the-way-it-is-because-it-was-the-rhythm-of/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) > [ The film \[Dream of Life\] doesn't hide anything, except maybe moments of sorrow or darkness that belonged to me. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/the-film-dream-of-life-doesn-t-hide-anything-except-maybe-moments-of/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) ## More by Steven Sebring > [ At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie \[Dream of Life\]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/at-the-beginning-i-didn-t-even-really-think-about-making-a-movie/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ We just grew to trust each other \[with Patti Smith\] more and more over the years. Most of the time I didn't even have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/we-just-grew-to-trust-each-other-with-patti-smith-more-and-more-over/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ That was an amazing experience \[making Dream of Life\]. It's hard to imagine that we were editing every day for a year. And it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dream-of-life-it-s-hard-to/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ We had a hodgepodge of footage. We didn't film \[in Dream of Life \]all the time - we would just film periodically, so nothing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/we-had-a-hodgepodge-of-footage-we-didn-t-film-in-dream-of-life-all/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [I thought about how to film something, how to take pictures of it and how to mix it all together. And I was getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-thought-about-how-to-film-something-how-to-take-pictures-of-it-and/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I would bring Patti \[Smith \] in to the editing room \[working on the Dream of Life\] and say, "This is a great moment… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-would-bring-patti-smith-in-to-the-editing-room-working-on-the-dream/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [I like not knowing too much about somebody I'm photographing, because the process also becomes an experience for me to learn about .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-like-not-knowing-too-much-about-somebody-i-m-photographing-because/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film \[Dream of Life\] was literally telling us what it wanted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/because-the-filming-process-was-so-organic-and-there-was-no-script/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [She let me in during her tour, in London. Her band members - especially Lenny Kaye - were shocked at the fact that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/she-let-me-in-during-her-tour-in-london-her-band-members-especially/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/fashion-has-also-been-a-great-outlet-and-i-d-like-to-do-more-fashion/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti \[Smith\] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-took-pictures-of-the-objects-and-artifacts-that-patti-smith-would/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [I remember when we were at Sundance, we were in Robert Redford's screening room, and I had never seen the film look so beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-remember-when-we-were-at-sundance-we-were-in-robert-redford-s/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I shot \[Dream of Life\] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti \[Smith\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-shot-dream-of-life-all-on-16-millimeter-and-i-just-wanted-to-learn/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/many-of-my-family-members-are-teachers-in-the-arts-and-i-picked-up/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I wasn't familiar with Patti \[Smith \]much at all. When I was asked to photograph her, my wife said, "Oh my God, Patti Smith!"… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-wasn-t-familiar-with-patti-smith-much-at-all-when-i-was-asked-to/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) [Explore all 45 Steven Sebring quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) ## More Bedroom quotes > [I separated the joints, the arm joints, the leg joints, and had to do two boilings. 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